Style and Writing Guides

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Style Guides

_{Online: APA Documentation Guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center 
Print copies of APA Publication Manual: BF76.7.P83 2010}

_{Online: Purdue OWL ASA pages
Print copies of ASA Style Guide: HM 569.A54 2010}

_{Online: AP Stylebook
Print copies of AP Stylebook: PN4783.A83 2011}

_{Online: Chicago Manual of Style
Print copies of Chicago Manual of Style: PE1478.U69 2003}

_{Online: Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Online: MLA Documentation Guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
Print copies of MLA Handbook: LB2369.G53 2009}

_{http://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20110928111055_949.pdf}

with MLA from the University of Nevada; DocsCite is an interactive form for generating citations for APA and MLA from Arizona State University; Brief Guide description of how to from the University of Memphis.

Citation Software

Create your own database to store citations to books, articles, etc. from TIGER, Prospector, and library databases. Use these citations to automatically create footnotes and bibliographies in the proper format. Requires registration. See Refworks Tutorial and RefWorks Help and the CC RefWorks FAQ.

A free program for creating quick bibliographies. (Thesis students are advised to use RefWorks.)

What Style Guide Should I Use?

Always use the style guide specified by your professor. If a style is not specified, the following are guidelines for choosing an appropriate system for documenting your sources. Ask a librarian if you need help.

• Online: http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm